Vick Calculates the Cost of “Keepin’ It Real”

Acting like a thugged-out brutha’ from the hood, kickin’ it old style and “keepin’ it real” by dressing in gold chains and fighting pit bulls can be expensive if you are an NFL quarterback. How expensive? $142 Million and counting.

From the AJC here:

$71 million: Salary in the final seven seasons of his Falcons contract.

$50 million: Endorsement income lost over the next decade.

$19.97 million: Previously paid bonuses that an arbitrator has ruled the Falcons can recoup from Vick.

$928,073: Funds Vick put into an escrow account, as part of his plea agreement, to fund the care of about 54 pit bulls found on his property.

Total: $141,898,073

Note: Vick has been sued by three banks for alleged defaults on a total of $5.8 million in loans.

So what hurts more? 23 months in jail? Or losing over 142 Million Bucks? That is what I call punishment.